Barbados
There are 1,172 rums from Barbados in the RumX database.
Show all Barbados rumsBarbados is a 167 square-mile island in the Lesser Antilles and it’s the most easterly in the Caribbean. Spanish conquerors took hold of the island in the 15th century, and it was under Portuguese rule for a while as well. The island was abandoned in 1620 but reclaimed by the British in 1625; they controlled the Caribbean island for the next three hundred years. The sugarcane arrived on Barbados in 1640, and the island became a sugar and rum powerhouse fuelled by the slave trade, mainly by plantations worked by enslaved Africans. Barbados is the “birthplace of Caribbean rum”, and the style is inherently British. Four major distilleries call Barbados home: Foursquare, Mount Gay, St. Nicholas Abbey and West Indies Rum Distillery. The rum style is darker and fuller compared to other Caribbean rums, thanks to higher molasses concentration and the use of pot stills. The rum usually ages in ex-Bourbon barrels for long periods, making the style particularly appealing for whiskey drinkers. Although column stills are now also used by the island’s rum producers, pot stills are still relevant, differentiating this rum style from others. For reference, Barbados rum is more similar to what you’d find in Jamaica than the rum produced in Spanish- and French-style producing countries — it has no added sugar. Barbadian rum producers are pushing for their own Geographical Indication, standardising and improving the rum quality and international exposure. Still, producers have yet to agree on what Barbados rum should be and how it should be produced and aged. The future is bright, though, for Barbados rum.
Top rated Barbados rums
Romdeluxe Foursquare Wild Series Rum Barbados No. 25 (Batch 1)
Silky coconut, vanilla and cocoa — dessert in a glass.
Foursquare Mystique Private Cask (The Whisky Exchange)
Intense Foursquare rum with woody, fruity notes.
Swell de Spirits Foursquare Wonders of the World #7
coconut-rich, creamy, cask-strength Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Elliott Erwitt (Magnum)
Rich, sophisticated, exclusive, with integrated flavors.
Asta Morris Foursquare Rasta Morris
Rich Foursquare rum with strong vanilla and coconut.
CoR Foursquare Barbados Ed. 8
Roasted coconut and wood dominate this approachable Foursquare experience.
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Popular distilleries of Barbados
- West Indies 223 rums
- Foursquare 557 rums
- Mount Gay 97 rums
- Rockley 15 rums
- Foursquare & West Indies 2 rums
- St. Nicholas Abbey 15 rums
- Multi Distilleries 7 rums
- Ebbe & Flut Brennerei Rügen 2 rums
All rums from Barbados
- Bedford Park Foursquare Single Barrel Barbados Rum “Pinball” 2006 17yr 58,8% RX22772
- West Indies Rum Artesanal Barbados Rum Rockley Style BBR 1986 34yr 53,7% RX7784
- Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986 25yr 52,7% RX1028
- Velier Foursquare Destino Richard Seale 2003 2yr - 12yr 61% RX635
- Nobilis West Indies No. 3 Rockley BBR 1986 34yr 54,7% RX9395
- Silver Seal West Indies Barbados BRS 1986 33yr 58,8% RX3896
- Velier Foursquare Destino 2003 14yr 61% RX53
- Velier Foursquare 2006 2006 10yr 62% RX168
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